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Poilievre will do 'anything to win,' must condemn Alex Jones endorsement: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is ramping up his attacks on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as he promotes his government's federal budget. Polls suggest the Liberal messaging on the budget has yet to resonate — but Trudeau says it's more of a plan than what Poilievre has put forward, other than trying to exploit public anxieties. Trudeau was asked about Poilievre's appearance alongside anti-carbon price activists waving expletive-laden flags bearing the prime minister's name. He says every
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Poll suggests half of Canadians have negative opinion of latest Liberal budget
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests the Liberals have not won over voters with their latest budget, though there is broad support for their plan to build millions of homes. Just shy of half the respondents to Leger's latest survey said they had a negative opinion of the federal budget, which was presented last Tuesday. Only 21 per cent said they had a positive opinion, and one-third of respondents said they didn't know or preferred not to answer. Still, 65 per cent of those surveyed said the plan to sp
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Feds need 'nuanced' approach to ensure public sector doesn't lose tech talent: Anand
TORONTO — Treasury Board President Anita Anand says Canada has to take a "nuanced" approach to shrinking its public service in order to protect some of its tech worker ranks. Anand says she does not want to see the number of cyber or procurement experts decrease in an era when their skills are crucial. The remarks come roughly a week after the federal government's budget revealed natural rates of attrition will see the public service's size decline by 5,000 full-time roles over the next four yea
1 min read - SportsThe Weather Network
From frost to feels like 30 — things are heating up quickly in Ontario
After days with a frost and freeze threat, temperatures will be heating up in southern Ontario this weekend. An active storm track will drag both warmth and moisture into the region, introducing a summer-like humidex
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Saharan dust can make or break a monstrous Atlantic hurricane
Hurricanes are some of nature’s fiercest storms. It takes surprisingly little to make them fizzle out, and Saharan dust is one of the biggest culprits
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Canadians should expect politicians to support right to bail, Virani's office says
OTTAWA — The public should expect politicians to support their right to bail and to be presumed innocent, the office of Canada's justice minister says, warning that "immediate" and "uninformed reactions" only worsens matters. A jury on Sunday found Umar Zameer not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a Toronto police officer who was run over in an underground parking garage in July 2021. While prosecutors in the high-profile trial alleged Zameer chose to drive dangerously with Const. Je
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Ottawa injects another $36M into vaccine injury compensation fund
OTTAWA — The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of 2020. The program was announced shortly after COVID-19 shots first became available to the public, and provides financial compensation to people who were adversely affected by Health Canada-approved vaccines. The Liberals earmarked $75 million for the first five years of the program. To date, a private firm called OXARO has receive
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